Innophos outlines iron phosphate production plans to support battery supply chain

Richard Hooper, President and CEO of Innophos, states, “This represents several years of strategic planning to deliver value to the North American energy infrastructure market, helping stabilize the electricity grid and support future energy development with a domestic raw material supply chain. This initiative is intended to give the market a catalyst to shift from only assembling foreign goods to production of North American-sourced battery cells using regional raw materials made by a U.S.-owned supplier. Innophos brings a strong foundation to this market, with a 100 year history as one of the largest specialty phosphate producers in the Americas, supported by its unique asset base, methodology capabilities and existing North American manufacturing infrastructure.”

Innophos significantly expanded its U.S. based purified phosphoric acid production capacity over the past several years and is targeting further increases in battery-grade phosphate material capacity by 2028, including iron phosphate and NFPP, at its facility in Nashville, Tennessee. Karen Winkowski, PhD, VP of Innovation at Innophos, states, “Innophos is well positioned to support much of the forecasted development in phosphate-based cathode material demand, driven by lithium iron phosphate and next generation sodium-ion battery chemistries, across electric vehicle and stationary energy storage items.”